The Galiuro Wilderness and Contiguous is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 32.4944, -110.31360
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Galiuro Wilderness and Contiguous MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Galiuro Wilderness and Contiguous
Secondary: Further Planning Areas
Secondary: Jackson Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): NUMEROUS PITS, SEVERAL SHAFTS RANGING FROM SHALLOW TO 300-400 FT DEEP, SEVERAL SHORT ADITS ALONG A 2 MILE NORTH TO NORTHWEST TREND BETWEEN THE JACKSON MINE AREA AND THE JACKSON CABIN. ALTERED AND MINERALIZED AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH A FAULT ZONE BETWEEN RHYOLITE AND ANDESITE, HIGHLY ERRATIC DISTRIBUTION OF GOLD, SILVER, AND COPPER MINERALS, OVERALL LOW ASSAY CONCENTRATIONS. POSSIBLE SMALL GOLD, SILVER, AND/OR COPPER PRODUCTION; NONE RECORDED.
References
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO
Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL FOREST, PART 4, GALIURO MOUNTAINS UNIT, GRAHAM
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA ??-93
Reference (Deposit): USGS REDINGTON QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADOT HIGHWAY MAP-GRAHAM CO.1962 P 8
Reference (Deposit): CREASEY, S. C., 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GALIURO
Reference (Deposit): WILDERNESS AND CONTIGUOUS FURTHER PLANNING AREAS, ARIZONA
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1490, 94 P.
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